jpdb beta

makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament

2

taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair

1

favor; favour; affection

1

small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall

1

being in abstraction; being dazed; being absentminded; stargazing

1

to recover consciousness; to come to

1

reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese

2

scholarly bent of mind

1

filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents

1

attendance; presence; appearance

1

to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)

1

after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years

1

to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues

5

day and night; around the clock; always; constantly

1

tea party

2

to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press

1

topic of discussion; agenda

1

losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown

1

even so; anyhow; at any rate

2

truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith

2

to make public

1

no matter how much time passes

1

chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage

1

to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded

1

to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch

3

to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential

1

in a sense; in some way; to an extent

2

Fernand; Fernande; Fernando

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collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally

1

going together

3

anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone

3

difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn

2

quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil

1

residential area

1

bow (salute, greeting)

3

sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable

1

antique; curio

1

being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)

1

only recently; just of late

1

to be all smiles

1

to raise one's voice; to shout

1

oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say

2

large

2

height; acme; extremity; end; limit

1

evil design; crafty plan; plot

1

to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...

1

to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out

1

when; at what point

1

to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe

2

unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward

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